Where does “stiftelse” come from?

stiftelse (Danish) comes from Danish stifte, from Danish stift, from Middle Low German stift.

stiftelse (Danish): foundation (foundation that manages assets that have been donated for a specific charitable purpose, usually by donation or will)

Definitions

foundation (foundation that manages assets that have been donated for a specific charitable purpose, usually by donation or will)

Ancestry of “stiftelse”, step by step

stiftelse traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish stifte

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Danish	stifte	definite plural of stift
2	Danish	stift	a diocese (a church unit led by a bishop), a bishopric
3	Middle Low German	stift	—

via Danish Else

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Danish	Else	—
2	Danish	Elisabeth	Elizabeth biblical figure

Words derived from “stiftelse”

brandstiftelse

Every word from Middle Low German stift →Every word from Danish stift →Every word from Danish stifte →